MORIBUND


Meaning of MORIBUND in English

— moribundity , n. — moribundly , adv.

/mawr"euh bund', mor"-/ , adj.

1. in a dying state; near death.

2. on the verge of extinction or termination.

3. not progressing or advancing; stagnant: a moribund political party.

[ 1715-25; moribundus dying, equiv. to mori- (s. of mori to die) + -bundus adj. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .